Key facts
- U.S. special envoy Sergio Gor and Senator Steve Daines met with presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Bishkek.
- The meetings emphasized stronger U.S. relations and continued cooperation through the C5+1 framework.
- The SCO's Bishkek Declaration condemned U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran.
- Iran promoted mechanisms for de-dollarization of the global economy.
- The U.S. emissaries were not invited to the SCO summit but held separate meetings with leaders.
Two high-level U.S. emissaries, special envoy Sergio Gor and Senator Steve Daines, attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, holding separate meetings with the presidents of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Their presence and subsequent meetings with Central Asian leaders aimed to challenge the influence of China and Russia, who were leading participants seeking to strengthen an anti-U.S. coalition. The SCO summit's Bishkek Declaration condemned U.S.-Israeli military strikes against Iran, while Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian advocated for de-dollarizing the global economy. Statements from the Uzbek and Kyrgyz presidents highlighted positive momentum in U.S. relations and cooperation within the C5+1 framework, undermining the SCO summit's unified message. Discussions also touched upon Singapore's potential role in bridging ASEAN and Central Asia.